Photos: Fire at hotel featured in 'Blue Hawaii'

Photos: Fire at hotel featured in 'Blue Hawaii'

Firefighters battled a blaze on the Fourth of July at the iconic Coco Palms hotel on Kauai, officials said.

At least two structures on the property were on fire, according to a spokeswoman for Kauai County. Firefighters from Kaiakea, Lihue and Kapaa were fighting the blaze.

$600,000 worth of damage was done to the resort, which was once made famous by Elvis Presley. But. the developer says it's just a speed bump on the path to revitalization.

The iconic breezeway where the massive conch shell used to hang is charred and the shell fell into the lagoon.

The fire also damaged around a dozen guest rooms on the second floor of the bar.

Despite the setbacks, the investors plan on submitting permit requests in a few weeks to get the re-development back on track. Greene says he even plans on replacing the iconic conch shell damaged by the fire

Firefighters were called to the scene of the fire at 11:58 a.m. on Independence Day. They were able to contain the blaze, according to Mary Daubert, spokeswoman for Kauai County.

The hotel was the backdrop for a wedding scene in the Elvis Presley movie “Blue Hawaii.”

Coco Palms is the only hotel that never reopened after being severely damaged by Hurricane Iniki in 1992.